Barbara: That's
not true. There haven't been anymore security measures taken -- Rick Decker
gonna get out of here tonight.

Otis: Like I
said -- don't fret. Enjoy the party.

Barbara: Hey,
don't you humor me! A couple of days ago, you were sure that Rick was gonna
break out of here, he was going to take me along with him -- now you think I'm
making this up?

Otis: Well, the
doc explained to me all about your condition.

Barbara: I
don't have a condition. I am telling you the truth. He is gonna bust his way out
of here tonight.

Otis: I thought
he couldn't live without you.

Barbara: Well,
things are different now.

Otis: Hmm. This
is part of that bi-polar thing -- Dr. Sanborn said so. Like -- your need for
attention.

Barbara: I
don't have a need for attention. I am trying to tell you something. Rick Decker
could endanger a lot of people if he gets out of here. My family is out there --
other people, my friends are out there. You've gotta do something.

Otis: How about
a sedative, hon? You know, looking at all these scary Halloween stuff -- it
could make you a little anxious.

Barbara: I
don't need a sedative! I need for you to take me seriously.

Rick: Don't
worry, Barbara. I take you very seriously.

Holden: So,
what looks good?

Lily: Hmm. I
love the breaded veal.

Holden: That
has been on the menu since this place opened.

Lily: I know.
But it's the best.

Holden: Thought
you were getting tired of the tried and true. Too predictable.

Lily: Some
things get better with age, like a fine wine.

Holden: Well,
that wasn't loaded or anything.

Lily: I mean
it. I mean, you are my tried and true, and it means everything to me that you
have stood by me.

Holden: Well,
there wasn't any choice, Lily. I love you.

Lily: And I
love you. Things were so difficult after Rose died, and you were there for me.
That's why I could come back. To you, to myself, to my family. I am committed in
a way that I have never been before.

Holden: Well,
I'm very glad to hear that because I need you, especially now. This thing with
Jack has gotten so difficult. It was awful when we lost him, but now that he's
back, it's like he's still gone. [Cell phone rings] Go ahead, grab it.

Lily: It could
be about the kids, so -- sorry. Hello?

Craig: Lily?
Craig. You on your way?

Lily: I'm
having dinner with my husband right now.

Craig: Well,
get a doggie bag. C'mon, you promised you'd come down to the gym as Rose, and
pump Dominic for info.

Lily: This is
not a good time. Can we talk later?

Craig: Come on,
Lily. We know something's fishy about this fight, and I need you to find out
what it is. Lucy needs you.

Lily: I'm
sorry, Craig. You'll have to do that without me.

Craig: Lily?

Holden: What
did he want?

Lily: A favor.
I told him he'll have to work out his problems on his own.

Holden: Good
luck. With Craig, with his will, there's a way -- his way.

Alison: Shoot!
I thought I'd beat you here.

Aaron: Uh-huh?
You have to get here pretty early -- I've been here a while. Whatcha got there?

Alison: Well,
it was supposed to be a surprise. But, since I'm busted -- I was going to put it
in your locker.

Aaron: Oh, Ali,
you didn't have to do.

Alison: No,
it's a big day for you. So, what do you think?

Aaron: Oh, ha,
ha! That is so cool! That is so that you thought of this.

Lucy: I heard
you should always keep 'em wanting more. Besides, I wanted make sure everything
was set up for this press reception after the weigh-in.

Dusty: Why are
you doing this? This isn't your job.

Lucy: I know. I
don't want you worrying about anything.

Dusty: I'm not
worried, it's just the weigh-in. It's not the fight. What were you reading when
I came in?

Lucy: You did a
great job on Aaronís bio.

Dusty: Well,
thank you very much.

Lucy: But he
still looks like an amateur next to Rafael.

Dusty: Well,
everybody's gotta start somewhere, right?

Lucy: I guess,
yeah.

Dusty: Its
okay, Lucy. He knows what he's up against.

Lucy: Yeah.

Dusty: Besides,
after tomorrow, we're outta here. What do you think of that?

Dusty: Let's go
back to the hotel so you can get dressed up for tonight -- eventually.

Lucy: Sounds
good. But, I'm just going to let you know, I'm -- I'm not going to the weigh-in.

Dusty: Honey,
you don't have stay away from Rafael on my account. You know? You can hang out
with whatever friends you want -- always.

Lucy: Try
telling Dominic that. I know he's been on your case about me, and I want this
whole thing to go off without a hitch. So, if you don't want me to go to the
fight --

Craig: You
better listen to her, Dusty. Before she met you, she had a working brain.

[Ben
remembering]

Jessica: I
think despite what you told Bob Hughes, you're still in pain, and you're
self-prescribing medication.

Bob: Ben, may I
see the pills in question?

Ben: This is
unbelievable. You know me.

Bob: For your
own good, show me those pills.

Jessica: Bob, I
seemed to have made a terrible mistake.

Bob: It's
nothing that can't be rectified. A simple urine test should clear this up once
and for all.

Ben: Fine, you
can order all you want. I'm not doing it.

Bob: Ben! Dr.
Jacobs has signed off on your physical therapy.

Ben: Great,
then I'm set to rejoin the rotation.

Bob: Well,
there are still a few other requirements.

Ben: How'd I
know there would be?

Bob: Oh, come
on. It's just routine.

Ben: Yeah,
well, for somebody who've been accused of abusing drugs -- next time I see
Jessica, remind me to thank her for that. Look, this is just her way of getting
back at me. She had no right dragging you into her personal business.

Bob: I don't
think she was being malicious. I think she was concerned about you -- that made
me concerned about you.

Ben: Look, I'm
no drug addict, Bob.

Bob: I know
that personally. But, I have to avoid any legal entanglements at the hospital.
Ben, I have to insist that you take a urine test before I can reinstate you.

Ben: Of course.
And I know I got bent out of shape about that before --

Bob: I
understand that, but it's a formality, it's not an indictment.

Ben: I'll do
whatever I have to do to get back to work.

Bob: You tell
the lab I said to rush those results.

Ben: Yeah.

Bob: Would you
file that, please?

Jessica: Bob.
The nurse told me that I could find Ben with you.

Bob: Well, he
was, but you just missed him.

Jessica: Oh. I
have some court papers from the Jack Snyder case I need him to sign.

Bob: Well, I'm
going to see him later. Want me to take them to him?

Jessica: Would
you mind? Ben's resistant to anything I ask him to do these days, even in a
professional capacity.

Bob: Well, he
has been sensitive about a few things these past few weeks. Rightly or not, he
sees you as part of the problem.

Jessica: Bob, I
would not accuse Ben of abusing pills just to make trouble for him. You know
that.

Bob: Of course
I know that. I said the same thing to him a few minutes ago. But, still --

Jessica: Go
ahead. Say what's on your mind.

Bob: Okay. It's
demeaning for a surgeon of his stature to have to be given urine test so that he
could resume his normal duties. He's humiliated. I mean, there's all this gossip
about his personal life, and he thinks this will just add to it.

Jessica:
Certainly, getting to the bottom of Benís problem is more important than
hospital gossip.

Bob: His
alleged problem. Of course it is. But considering what he's been through --
look, it's none of my business, but I wonder if you should be not involved in
this, no matter what the results say.

Jessica: You're
trying to tell me I should leave Ben alone, right?

Bob: I suppose
I am.

Lucy: Daddy,
what are you doing here?

Craig: Lucy,
you don't need to go to the weigh-in or the fight tonight.

Dusty: Our
conversation didn't concern you.

Craig: But my
daughter still does. And I don't want her inhaling cigar smoke and obscenities
at some low-rent gym.

Lucy: Daddy,
please.

Craig: If you
want to go somewhere tonight, what about the Chicago
ballet? They're dancing "Petrouchka."

Lucy: Oh, good,
the one about the puppet who's in love with a doll, and it ends in murder. I'm
not going.

Craig: Now,
Dusty, if you care about my daughter as much as you so loudly profess, you might
let her bow out of this.

Dusty: It's not
my place to let her do anything. She's got a mind of her own. You know, honey,
honey, if you want -- if going to fight makes you feel uncomfortable, then I
don't mind if you go with your to "Petrouchka." I won't stop you. Whatever you
want.

Lucy: I want to
be with you. You know that.

Dusty: Well, I
guess that settles it.

Craig: Lucy --

Dusty: Craig.
Curtis is late. He's one of your employees, remember? Make yourself useful and
watch the bar.

Craig: Lucy --

[Craig
remembering]

Dominic: Here's
the deal, Montgomery.

Lucy messes
with my fight, and I will mess with her.

Alison:
Rafael's good, but this is anybody's fight. Just watch and see. If you don't
like the robe, you don't have to --

Aaron: No, no,
I love the robe. Thank you so much, Ali. I'm gonna go put it in my locker right
now, okay? I'll shower and get changed.

Bud: Look, that
was nice workout. But take it easy on the hand, huh? You're not gonna do too
much before the fight.

Bud: Kid, you
don't have to convince me, alright? Just take it slow, huh? Why don't you hit
the showers?

Rafael: All
right.

Alison: Why are
you being such a jerk? What are you trying to do, mess with Aaronís mind?

Dominic: Your
kid's not championship material. He doesn't have what it takes inside.

Alison: You
don't know what you're talking about. Aaron Snyder has more heart than anybody
I've ever met, and when he wants something, there's nothing that he won't do to
get it. Maybe he hasn't had as many fights as your guy, but, you know what,
experience isn't everything.

Dominic: Oh
yeah, it is. And he just doesn't have the juice.

Alison: What is
that supposed to mean?

Dominic: Sure,
he can throw a punch, maybe even take one. Okay, but a champ has more. Something
that makes him stay on his feet when everybody else would go down. Something
that makes a him look in the eyes of the guy across the ring, and know he can
take him out. You know, some people say its killer instinct -- whatever you want
to call it, it boils down to fire. It burns in here, it makes you go the limit.
There's two kinds of people, kid. That's it -- winners and losers. And your boy
is not a winner.

Alison: And how
do you know that? You don't even know Aaron.

Dominic: I
don't have to. Has he ever been a winner at anything else he's done? How did I
know that? Go home, kid.

Alison: Creep.

Barbara: Where
are you, Rick?

Rick: Did I
startle you?

Barbara: Uh,
no. I just didn't expect --

Rick: To be so
well-matched?

Barbara: Oh.
Where have you been? I've been looking for you for hours.

Rick: Well,
I've been working on my costume. I was in the arts and crafts room, when I kept
going over things in my head, over and over again.

Barbara: Do you
have the keys?

Rick:
Absolutely.

Barbara: On
you? Right now?

Rick: You can
pat me down if you like.

Barbara: I'll
save that for later.

[Rick
hallucinating]

Barbara: Like
when hell freezes over!

Rick: You've
been very chatty with Otis Griggs today.

Barbara: I have
not. Have you been spying on me?

Rick: No, no,
of course not. It's just that, well, whenever I'm near you, I can't help but
notice you. You know, Barbara, I'm so drawn to you. I'm like a moth drawn to a
flame.

Barbara: Easy
big boy, you might get burned.

[Rick
hallucinating]

Barbara: You
thought I loved you? How could I love a freak like you? I was just pretending,
you idiot. Just like Susan was.

Jessica: I
swear to you, Bob, I am not trying to harass Ben. And I would be the last person
to pass judgment on him, but if he has a problem, he should get help.

Bob: I agree.
He's like a son to me. I would do anything I can to help him. Chemical
dependency is not in Ben Harris' makeup. Look, it's none of my business whatever
went wrong in your marriage. Ben Harris is an honorable man.

Jessica: Yes,
who is only human? And honorable men fall just like everybody else.

Ben: I can't
believe it. You're at it again.

Jessica: Ben, I
just came by -- I need you to sign some papers for Jack Snyderís case.

Ben: Yeah,
well, I have some paperwork of my own. My Tox screen came back negative. I'm
clean, sober and ready to report for work.

Alison: Aaron
--

Aaron: A loser?
A nothing?

Alison: Nobody
cares what that idiot thinks!

Aaron: Well,
what do you think? Do you think I'm a loser?

Alison: Of
course, not!

Aaron: Well,
then you're the only one who doesnít. Okay, 'cause Holden and Lily and Craig,
they all do. You might as well put "Oakdaleís favorite screw-up" on the back of
my robe.

Alison: Will
you just cut it out, okay? You've never let me get down on myself. And there's
no way that I'm gonna start letting you do it, okay? You're the greatest. And
there's -- I don't even know what I would do without you. You're the best friend
that I've ever had.

Aaron: Ali, can
you do me a favor? Can you get rid of these balloons and stuff, please?

Alison: Okay.
Will you promise me you'll be okay?

Aaron: I
promise, I'll be okay. I promise, okay? I'm just gonna get rid of some steam,
okay?

Alison: Sure.
I'll be right back, okay?

Lily: Thank
you. I think we should make this a standing date -- once a month.

Holden: That is
a great idea. We need this time to get caught up. We spend so much time with the
kids, we never have any time for ourselves.

Lily: Now that
I'm back, we'll just think of this as a new beginning.

Holden: You
know, I wanted to be there when you got home last night, but things over at Jack
and Carly's got so intense. What did you do?

Barbara: Come
on, Rick, you don't have to do anything rash. You can still get out of here. No
one's looking.

Rick: Oh, good.
Then we can leave together and no one will see us. Just like we planned. I'll
deal with you later.

Barbara: Do you
think that you're the first psychopath that I have dealt with? I have survived
more maniacs than you will ever know, Rickie boy. You're nothing but a serial
killer with a God complex. You don't intimidate me.

Rick: Nice
speech. Let's go.

Barbara: I'm
serious. You get out of my face before I count ten or I'll start screaming. One,
two, three -- oh!

Rick: Do you
see this? This is gonna do a helluva lot more than just knock you out. Do I have
your attention?

Barbara:
Uh-huh.

Rick: Hmm?

Barbara:
Uh-huh.

Rick: Good. Now
you're going to scream exactly like planned for our poor friend Alfonso. And
then when everybody comes running to help him, you and I are going to escape
just like we planned it. Hmm? Now, you cross me and I kill you. And if you think
I'm bluffing, just remember, I have nothing to lose. Scream.

Barbara: Help!
Someone help me! It's Alfonso! Help!

Dominic: What
kind of con game are you running? Asking me about my -- you're working with
Montgomery?

Lily: I can
explain it. Holden?

Holden: Oh, I'm
sure you can.

Dominic:
Listen, lady, whoever you are, I'll back off out of respect for your dead
sister, but you tell Montgomery, he's gonna be sorry he crossed me.

Lily: Holden,
I'm sorry. I can make you understand everything, but I have to call Craig. I
gotta warn him about -- I gotta warn him about this. Come on, come on. Craig?

Craig: Lily? I
was hoping you'd change your mind.

Lily: Listen to
me. I just ran into Dominic Ramsey at the Lakeview, and he knows that I've been
conning him. And he says you'll be sorry you crossed him when he sees you.
Craig, I'm so sorry. I never meant for this to happen.

Craig: Don't
worry about it. Thanks for the heads-up.

Lily: At least
I was able -- Holden? Oh, no.

Alison: Are you
okay? Do you -- do you need a sports drink or something?

Aaron: No, I'm
gonna wait till after the weigh-in.

Alison: Well,
the press is here. They're unloading out back. WOAK came --

Aaron: Holden
didn't show up, did he?

Alison: No, not
yet.

Aaron: Figures.

Alison: I'm
here. I know that I'm probably not your first choice.

Aaron: You're
my only choice, Alison. And I am so glad that you're here with me.

Alison: Really?
Because, Aaron, there is something that I have to say to you. You've got to
forget all that bull Rafaelís manager keeps spitting at you. His fighter may
have been doing this longer than you have, but you're great, Aaron. You're a guy
who goes the distance. And after everything that you've done for me these past
couple years, I know that better than anyone. So don't let some jerk tell that
you don't have any chops. Because he can't make you a quitter or a loser. Only
you can do that. Come on, give me your best shot. I can take it. Come on.

Aaron: You
serious? Oh, God. You're something else, Ali. What would I do without you?

Alison: You
would let your muscles get cold and stiff. So let's get out of here so we can
make a big entrance for all those reporters.

Aaron: Thank
you.

Dusty: Drinking
up the profits again, huh?

Craig: Lucy,
look at you. You came to your senses.

Lucy: About
what?

Craig: Well, at
least you're dressed for the ballet.

Lucy: I'm going
to the weigh-in. We just stopped by to see if Curtis needed anything.

Curtis: Sorry I
was late.

Dusty: That's
okay. Watch him, he's been hitting the bottle.

Curtis: Okay, I
got it covered. One more, and I take his keys, right?

Dusty: Right.

Curtis: The
chef's almost done with the appetizers. Waitstaff should be here any minute.

Dusty: Great.
I'll see you after the weigh-in.

Curtis: Tell my
man Aaron I said "good luck."

Dusty: You got
it, buddy. Let's go.

Craig: You
can't go to the gym. You have to stay out of the gym until after the fight.
Okay?

Lucy: Let go.

Craig: Listen,
you are not safe in there.

Dusty: She's
not safe with you, Montgomery.

Lucy: I never
told anybody what you did. But if you interfere in my life one more time, I will
talk. Come on, Dusty, let's go.

Dusty: This is
getting old. You know?

Lucy: Ready?

Bob: Okay, I'll
tell Ramirez to put you back on the surgical rotation.

Ben: I'm sure
he'll be glad to have another set of hands.

Bob: No hard
feelings, I hope?

Ben: No.

Jessica: Ben --

Ben: Actually,
I just wanted to sign Jack's papers.

Jessica:
Obviously, I was wrong and I'm sorry. I just hope you can forgive me. Ben, I'm
just glad to see you're getting your life back.

Ben: No, Jess,
I got my job back, not my life back. My life -- you want to help me? Stop
sitting on the divorce papers and sign on the dotted line.

Lily: Holden?

Holden: I
called the sitter and asked her to keep the kids.

Lily: Craig
needed my help. I didn't want to do it, but then Dom came in and he saw me.

Holden: Dom?
You're on a nickname basis with this guy?

Lily: Dominic
Ramsey. He's a boxing promoter. He's working with Dusty. Anyway, he came in and
he saw me, and he thought I was Rose and I -- I played along.

Holden: So this
is the guy that you were with the night I found you all dressed up in rose's
things?

Lily: It was
important.

Holden: Its
many things, not to mention incredibly dangerous.

Lily: It was
the only way that I could pump that guy for information.

Holden: About
what?

Lily: The
fight. There's something wrong with that fight.

Holden: Aaron's
fight?

Lily: Yes. And
Craig wants to know what it is, because he's worried about Lucy.

Holden: So let
Craig dress up and pump the guy for information. So what, you uncovered some big
secret?

Lily: Yes. The
fight is fixed. Aaron is deliberately outmatched by Domís guy. Dom said, "Invest
all your money, because Aaron is guaranteed to lose."

Holden: Don't
even try it. You had plenty of time to tell me about this, but you didn't say a
word. And if you hadn't been outed by that creep tonight, you still probably
wouldn't have said anything! So don't you dare use Aaron as an excuse!

Otis: Everybody
get back, give the man some air. I said, get back. Looks like it could be a
heart attack. Call the paramedics.

Rick: I can
honestly say you're never gonna see this place again. Hmm?

Bob: Ben, Dr.
Ramirez says he'll have you back in the surgical rotation in a couple of days.
I'm sorry it couldn't be immediate.

Ben: Oh, that's
all right. The delay will give me some time to tie up some loose ends. Hey,
listen, I heard some of your conversation with Jessica earlier.

Bob: I meant
every word of it.

Ben: Yeah. I've
always felt like you were family, too, and just appreciate your support.

Bob: Good to
have you back.

Ben: Yeah.

[Ben
remembering]

See, the
problem is, I've been taking a -- some antihistamine cold medicine, and now Bob
asked me to take this Tox screen before I can get back on rotation.

Curtis: That
should be okay, right? I mean, it's only over-the-counter stuff.

Ben: It'll
still give a false positive.

Curtis: That's
too bad. When can you reschedule for it?

Ben: The lab's
backed up. It could be as much as five days. And you know how desperate I am to
get back into surgery this week.

Curtis: Crazy.

Ben: It's
killing me.

Curtis: I know
you don't cut corners and stuff, but if it would help, I could always give you a
clean sample, no problem.

Ben: I would
never ask anything like under normal circumstances --

Curtis: After
everything you've done for me? Can I have that cup, please?

Curtis: You
know what? I'm actually glad there's something that I can finally do for you.
You're my hero.

Ben: No,
Curtis, you're my hero.

Lily: I never
meant for things to get so out of control. You have every right to be angry with
me.

Holden: Don't
condescend to me. I don't need your permission.

Lily: I told
Craig that I will not be involved in anything else with him. You were there. You
heard me.

Holden: Not too
long ago, you argued that you had every right to see Craig, because he was your
friend. You made me feel like I needed to be some sort of watchdog to keep you
in check. Yet, when you come back, the night you get back, you get dressed up
like Rose, you desert the kids and you get involved in one of his lowlife
schemes.

Lily: You make
it sound so sinister.

Holden: He
almost got you killed once before. What's it gonna take for you to realize who
this guy is?

Lily: I'm
sorry.

Holden: You
know, this is not about Aaron, Lucy or Craig. This is about you trying to find
any excuse you can think to lose yourself in anything other than us.

Lily: Please,
Holden, don't --

Holden: How
much more did you think I could take? You don't want to be here, but you just
don't want to say it. So, fine. I'll say it.

Lily: Donít.
Please, donít.

Holden: I give
up. I give up fighting. I give up trying to hang onto this marriage, tooth and
nail. It's over.

Lily: Holden?

[Door slams]

Aaron: Why's
your manager being such a jerk, man?

Rafael: Snyder,
get used to it, all right? It's the fight game. It's nothing personal.

Dominic: Hey.
We got to talk, you and me.

Alison: Looking
good, Aaron!

Lucy: Go,
Aaron!

Dominic: Come
on, Rafael.

Bud: Oh, watch
the hand!

Dominic: Snyder
ain't no fighter.

Dusty: Don't
listen to him. Forget about him. Get off the rope. Get off the rope.

Barbara: Rick,
please. Please, let me go. And without me in tow, you can make a clean getaway.

Rick: Forget
it. You're coming with me, and you're going quietly. All right? What is it?

Barbara: I just
realized this very moment that once we get of here, we're free, thanks to you.
I'm sorry that I lost my nerve a moment ago. I don't know why -- why I've been
resisting you.

Rick: Barbara.
I've waited so long. Oh, finally.

Barbara: Die!
Die, you monster!

On the next "As the World Turns" --

Boxing
official: Fellas, settle down. Get in your corners.

Aaron: What?

Dusty: What are
you doing?

Dominic: Maybe
your beau doesn't want to cooperate when the time comes. You got to fix it. You
got to fix it.

Dusty: What do
you mean, cooperate?

Rick: Oh,
Barbara, why?

Jack: Doctor, I
have a wife, and I want her -- I want her to know what's going on here.